Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-11
MUST HANG.
GOVERNOR SCALES REFUSES cLEMgN
cY TO HENRY ARTS.
North state Bonds RAILROAD Legislation
by the Last General Assembly
General News.
Especial telegram to tho Dispatch. ]

RALEIGH, n. g., March lO.-Goy-
ernor Scales to-day notified the authori-
ties at Goldsboro' that he would not
further interfere in regard to the exc
cution of Henry Arts ut Goldsboro',
so the hanging will take place. 1t will
be private, but, owing to the situation
OF the jail-yard, many outsiders will be
able TO see inside the enclosure.
Governor Scales to-day received a
| white marble bust OF the late Governor
John W. Ellis, who was Governor ut
| the outbreak of the late war. The bust
is lifc-size, and very artistic in execu
ton. 1t is said to be a capital likeness.
It is, strange to say, the first bust of
any citizen of North Carolina ever
| placed in the Capitol. il is presented
by the Ellis family, and will be placed
| in the State Library.
Treasurer Balm says that under the
provisions of the act passed by the late
Legislature allowing State bonds to be
registered, bonds without coupons will
be issued, and interest on such as are
registered will be payable at the Urea
sury Department.
Officials of the Richmond and Dan
vile road were here to-day examining
sites for the location Of the proposed
| new passenger station. There is an un-
| Outstanding that the work is soon to
| begin.
There has been a great amount of
talk and speculation here all day over
! the news of the purchase OF the Balti-
more and Ohio road by the Terminal.
RAILWAYS INCORPORATED.
Your correspondent spent some hours
today looking over the bills which, by
| the action of the late Legislature, be-
came laws. There are no less than 5)S
acts and forty-four resolutions. One
object in making the examination was
to discover the names Of the new rail
way companies incorporated. These
| are as follows : The Georgia, Carolina
and Northern the Townsville and
Silver-Valley the Manly and Troy
the Atlantic, Asheyille and Baltimore
the Roanoke and Southern the Allan
to, Franklin and Knoxville Short
Line the Danville and Carolina the
Wilmington and Seacoast; the Polk
County; the Durham and Northern
the Albemarle and Pantego the Shell
by, Glen Alpine Springs and Gran
berry the Statesville and Western
the Southport Terminal; the Harnett
County the Hiawassee ; the East Caro-
lima the Atlantic, Henderson and
Virginia the Central and Northwest
ern the Kinston and Snow Hill the
Raker City and Greensboro {; the Dur
ham and Southern the Asheyille and
Tennessee the Salem, Winston and
Dan River the Murfroesboro' the
Northern and Southern North Caro-
lima the Roanoke.
AMENDMENT or CHARTERS.
Tie charters of the following roads
were amended, III many cases in very
important particulars The Oxford
and GAINESVILLE the South Atlantic and
Northwestern the statesyille Air-L Line
the RutherfOrdton the Wilmington,
Onslow and East Carolina the At
lantic and Western; the Suffolk and
Carolina the Roanoke and Tar River;
the Roanoke and Raleigh the Danyille
and Carolina; the Durham and Rox-
boro' ; the Georgia and North Carolina
the Hadkin the Denver and Mount
holly; the Roxboro'; the Wilmington,
Chadbourn and Conwayboro', and the
Atlantic Coast.
ONE OF TWO IMPORTANT RAILWAY BILLS
was that TO allow the Carolina Central
to acquire right Of way over connect
ing lines. 1t is the policy of this line,
which is part of the Seaboard system,
to extend its connections. The other
bill is to aid the North Carolina and
Atlantic and North Carolina roads in
constructing branch lines or feeders.
Convicts are to be allowed under the
provisions Of this act. GOyernorScales
made number of extremely sensible
and valuable suggestions in his message
to the Legislature. This is about the
only one il followed.
issuance NEWS.
-Four new insurance companies were
chartered by the Legislature. These
were the Carolina, of Wilmington, and
the Mutual Benefit, of Raleigh-both
fre-and the Atlantic Mutual, OF New
borne, and the Washington Mutual |
Benefit. OF WashingtOn-both life. |
The insurance law has been amended |
in important particulars. "Cuiside |
insurance - can now be taken, in ease |
companies doing business in the State |
cannot furnish enough insurance to |
cover the risk. Blanket policies can be |
issued, and some Of the harsh and OBJ |
icciionahle features in the old law have |
been oblitcTated.
CURRENT NEws
Steel rails for the GAINESVILLE and |
Washington railway are arriving, and |
the work of laying them begins next |
week. This road was bought last year
Ivy the Pennsylvania railroad, it was
said. Anyway it is to be thoroughly |
fitted up, and viii form part OF line
from Ncwbcrne to Suffolk thence to
Philadelphia A charter for tele-
graph line has been granted this line, |
and Ill three months il will be in opera
ton.
Though the Legislature has granted
tthlAAitN tii' nv ~ Ant iit4A wv II tOtA-
victs on public roads none OF the cOun-
ties have as yet applied to the peni-
Tertiary for their convicts. The rea-
son is, probably, that the counties have
not yet lad time to construct the safe
and proper stockades required by the
law A few months later many de-
mands will be made, no doubt
TIRE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS ASSEM-
bly,.
The officers of this notable body of
educators are hard ut work preparing |
for their next Chautauqua at the At
lantic Hotel, Morehead Gty, June l4th
to 18th. A list of special lectures is
being prepared. The Lecturers chosen
are 5. II. Finger, Josephus Daniels,
Raleigh ; 4. Leazar, Ircdell county; |
G. W Manly. Wake Forest; Thomas
Hume. Chapel Hill 4. N. Waddell,
Wilmington: Il. L. Narable. Clinton